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/ (Left) Spa n ia rd ' Dav ud Chaves rode a s a "n on competitor" because of his FIM lic ense . His scores would've netted him fifth place both days. (Be low ) Canadian Dan Johnson leaps over a waterhole in one of t he t ough est se ctions. (Above) Raymond Peters overalled Saturday's competition. (Left) Jess Kempkes' a ll-or-nothing riding styled eamed h im third- and fourth- pl a ce fi ni she s. BRIEFLY••• Geoff Aaron took advantage of the month.long break betwe en Nationals and married his college sweetheart Pam Rollinson on July 19t h in Hawaii. The couple honeymoo ned on South Maluaka Beach and returned in time for Geoff to make the drive to Minnesota for the final two rounds of the series . o u t of his Bulta co . His 27 was good The venue for the M inne sota round of the national series is one finest on the circuit. The even t was he ld at Sp irit M ountain. a ski reso rt on Lake S upe rior . just south of D uluth. The organizers enough for third with Kempkes ro und- made full use of the facilities at the resort . including the banquet hall. we re a dinner was held on Saturd ay night for the riders and industry people in attenda nce. The event course is run up and ing out th e top fo ur with 34 . down the ski runs w ith the secti ons set in the woode d areas in be tween . A aron added five w ins to h is career MGM studi os has negotiated a deal with Gas Gas importe r Dale Malasek to supply 12 Gas Gas t rials bikes for the shooting of the new movie • Rollerball " . The film. being shot in Canada. is a remake of the 1972 film of the same name. which starred James Caan. Gas Gas dealer John France was hired by the studio to teach LL Cool J . who plays the lead role in the movie. how to ride the trials mounts. In the original. the • Rollerball " competitions too k place on roller skates, in to tal on his w ay to the 2000 crown and vow s t o c o me back for mo re in 2001 . B e ll f in i she d t h e y ea r with t h ree wi ns and secon d overall , while Pet ers the new ve rsion the conte stants co mpete on futuristic mo torcy cles . wa s third ove ra ll w ith tw o wins . " It fee ls g o o d ," Aaron said about h is Geoff A aron . of team ERE. announced that he had signed new a contract with A:X.O Gear for the 200 1 year. Aaron and the entire ERE team will be outfitt ed with A:X.O gear dUring next year's Nati onals and extreme show s. Geoff wore a prototype version of the '0 1 gear in Min nesota. To cons ummate the deal. Geoff performed an exhibition at A:X.O' s quarterly meeting in July. s i x th Nat ion al titl e . " I' m h e r e t o wi n a n d I h o p e I c a n k eep it goin g ." CN Spirit Mountain Resort Duluth, Minnesota Results: August 12-13, 2000 Saturday C'S HI P: r. Ray Peters; 2 . Ryan Bell ; 3. Je ss Kempkes; 4 . Geoff A aron: 5. T ravis Fox: 6 . Wilson Cra ig; 7 . Dan Johnson; 8 . A ndy Jo hnson. EX: 1. Chuck Sutton: 2. Denn is Sweeten; 3 . Chris Florin . EX SP RTSMN : 1. D erek Martin son; 2 . Greg T rnk a; 3 . John Isherwood. SPRTS MN; 1. Lewis Bolopue; 2. Dustin Ginder; 3 . Stephen Dolan. HI S : 1. Steven Braun; 2 . Brian Trnka; 3 . Brando n Wince. WMN: 1. Kerry Willia m s; 2 . Laura Bussing; 3. A ndrea D avis. S R 30: 1. Wi ll ia m Sa n derson; 2 . Ja roslaw Stochel ski. SR 3 5: 1. Ron Lee: 2. Bill Ibsen; 3. Davis Black. S R 40: 1. Kenny Mosteller: 2. Curt Come r; 3 . Guy Van Gaa sbeek . SR 45 : 1. Howard Ga lbreath; 2. Jay T erry; 3. Mike Komer. SR 5 0 : 1. Ni ls Ma ntzoro s; 2. James Fo x; 3 . Marvin Edgington. SR 55 : 1. Bill de Garis; 2. Dale Malasek; 3 . Carl Swanson. SR 6 0 : 1. Bill Thompson; 2. Robert Sanderson. RYAN YOUNG YTH SERIES AGE 7: 1. Bo Ibsen. 2. Conner Ahlers. AGE 10: 1. Ron Comma III; 2. Carrie Johanson; 3 . Brian Peterson. AGE 1 1: I. Dustin Hedwall. AGE 12 : 1. Kevin Scott; 2 . Matt Ahlers. AGE 13 : 1. Travis Johanson. Sunday: . C' SH IP : 1. Ryan Bell; 2 . Geoff Aaron ; 3 . Ray Peters; 4 . Jess Kemp kes; 5 . Travis Fox; 6 . Wilson Craig; 7: Dan Johnson: 8 . Andy Johnson. EX: 1. Dennis Sweeten; 2. Chris Florin; 3. Jason Carpenter. EX SPRTSMN : 1. E ric T idm ore ; 2 . D erek Martinson; 3. Adam Blumhorst. SPORTSM N : 1. S tephen D ola n; 2 . Le w is Bolopue; 3. Dustin Ginder. HIS : 1. Steven Braun; 2. Brandon Wince; 3. Tom Deal. WM N : 1. Kerr y Wi llia ms ; 2 . Pam deBru in ; 3 . Andrea Davis. S R 30 : 1. Wi llia m San de rso n; 2 . J a rosla w Stcc helski. SR 35 : 1. Ron Lee; 2. Bill Ibsen; 3. Barry Lee. SR 40 : 1. Curt Comer ; 2. Kenny Mosteller; 3 . Wayne Galvin. SR 45: 1. Mik e Komer; 2. Jay Terry; 3. Howard galbreath. S R 50: 1. Marvin Edgington; 2. James Fox; 3 . Nils Mantzoros. SR 55 : 1. Bill de Garis: 2. Dale Malasek; 3. Carl Swanson. SR 60: 1. Bill Thompson; 2. Robert Sanderson. AM AINATC NA TI ONA L CHAM PIO NS HIP T RIA LS SERIES ( Aft er 10 of 10 rounds) : 1. Geoff Aaron (246 / 5 wins); 2. Ryon Bell (236 / 3) ; 3. Raymond Peters (20 8/2) ; 4 . Jess Kemp kes ( 178 ); 5. Wilson Craig (1 39) ; 6 . Travis Fox ( 133 ); 7 . Dan Johnson (126); 8. Cory Ptncock (107); 9. Andy Johnson (93); Mik e Komer of the Tryals Shop. the U .S . importe r for the French made Scarpa. debuted the 2001 Scorpa YS model in Minnesota. The much-anticipated bike weighs in at 73kg ( 160 .0 lbs) and sports a 249cc Yamaha engine based on the TYZ model produc ed in recent years. Fea· t ures includ e a linkageless rear suspensio n. a 26mm TK carb o Paiola for ks. aluminum triple clamps . aluminum one- pie ce footpegs. and a trick hydraulic slave unit that act uate s the mechan ical clutc h mechanism . The rider s agreed that the Minnesota round was an excellent event. The organization was great and there we re a good variety of sections- technical dirt sections. with steps and slippery creek sections. challenged t he riders without being overly dangerous. The only real complaint all year from some of the riders has been with the scoring sys tem. In 2000 the NATC/ AMA adopted the no-stop sys tem used in Europe. which has prov ed to be a litt le more difficult to score the riders with. Geoff Aaron commented afte r the event . " It's the same old problem with the checkers not knowing how to score it (the no-stop rules) and the riders taking advantage of that. There is a big gray area with the rules. and, although I love riding no-stop and I think no-stop is more fun, I definitely feel there is a bigger gray area. and it is harder for the chec kers to score it. The rule s a re kind of vag ue . and if it is a clos e eve nt, there is more chance for the rules to have an effect on the outcome ." A claimed 130 riders competed in the final two rounds of the year. which is a large number for a "s tand-a lone" eve nt such as this. Th is further reinfo rces the notion that the sport of O bserved Trials is pro spe ring in the ne w millennium. The only other rider to win six U.S. National Trials titles is Rya n Young who happens to be the curre nt Bultaco importe r for the U .S . and Ray Pe te rs ' team manager . C uriously. Pe te rs was a spoiler for Canadian Ryen Bell's title hopes. Bell needed two wins on the weekend and for Aaro n to finish outside the top five. Peters' win on Saturday eliminated Bell's chance for the title and guaranteed Aaron 's record tying sixth title. 10. Oli ver Clamagirand (34 ). cue I e n e vv s A UGUST 30 , 2000 25